**Exhibit 12.1**

|                                                                                        |   | **For the years ended September 30,** |   |
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| ($ in thousands)                                                                       |   | **2005**                              |   |   | **2004** |   |   | **2003** |   |   | **2002** |   |   | **2001** |   |
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| Income from continuing operations before income                                        |   |                                       |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
|      taxes,    net income (loss) of unconsolidated            |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     affiliates      and minority interests                         | $      | 65,788                                |   | $ | 50,766 |   | $ | 43,389 |   | $ | 68,912 |   | $ | 154,494 |   |
| Fixed Charges:                                                                         |   |                                       |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
|      Interest expense                                         |   | 27,879                                |   |   | 26,985 |   |   | 17,014 |   |   | 16,526 |   |   | 102,298 |   |
|      Interest portion of rent expense (1)                     |   | 6,122                                 |   |   | 9,356 |   |   | 9,184 |   |   | 8,627 |   |   | 8,746 |   |
|      Amortized finance fees                                   |   | 1,569                                 |   |   | 1,394 |   |   | 2,000 |   |   | 2,000 |   |   | 2,000 |   |
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| Fixed charges                                                                          |   | 35,570                                |   |   | 37,735 |   |   | 28,198 |   |   | 27,153 |   |   | 113,044 |   |
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| Earnings:                                                                              |   |                                       |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| Income from continuing operations before income                                        |   |                                       |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
|      taxes,    net income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|      and      minority interests plus fixed charges           | $      | 101,358                               |   | $ | 88,501 |   | $ | 71,587 |   | $ | 96,065 |   | $ | 267,538 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)                                                 |   | 2.85                                  | x      |   | 2.35 | x |   | 2.54 | x |   | 3.54 | x |   | 2.37 | x |
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| (1) | The interest component of rent expense is estimated at one-third  of our reported lease expense.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| (2) | The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is  computed by dividing fixed charges into income from continuing operations before  income taxes, net income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates and minority interests  plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest (expensed or capitalized),  amortization of debt issuance costs and the estimated interest component of  rent expense. |
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